Last week in Rome the 5th Coffee Break Conference took place. During his introductory speech Andrew Ollett asked why was such a project, ...

Friday, January 17, 2014

Before “Classical Indian Philosophy”: the influence of the Sāṅkhya logic

We discussed already on this
blog about how our conception of “classical Indian philosophy” is
contingent and historically determined. For instance, if you were to ask
me what “classical Indian philosophy” for me means, I would at first
answer with “debate between Nyāya, Mīmāṃsā and Buddhist Pramāṇavāda”.
However, as soon as one throws a closer look at the texts, one sees how
this balance was precarious and how the debate had different
protagonists at different times.